The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-27


eyer late" said Buckskin.
. "Couldn't git here no sooner" replies
one Of them. Got the stockf'
> six head.''
"Freighters:"
''Four ov 'em-two ov 'em of'n the o
II. boss ranch. Ye fellers wanter be hus
tim fore 1t gifts any lighter"
'We're goin' to. Here's yer dust fer th'
last lot''
Buckskin took roll OF bills and exam
ined them in the dim light. The men Sc
cured the horses and were ready to return
I'VE bought ye couple o. bottles o
licker," said Buckskin's partner, as ht
handed each a flask
That's right" returned one of the men
Don't let no grass grow undery yer feet, ,
said Buckskin, IAN don't hit the bottle:
much till ye git past Owl Butte an over
outer the reserve. We an Shorty will be
over to the Hole in bout week an talk uI
that other business"
Then the men rode away and Buckskiu
and his partner unsaddled their horses and
threw themselves on the grass in front of
the house.
SIS it Whipssw Clark that ye're goin' to
shoots" asked Buckskin's partner.
No replied Buckskin. Let's have
that bottle ag'in.''
| He took a deep drink, remained silent
| some time and then took another. The
liquor made him more communicative. He
lay stretched on the grass watching the
reddening eastern sky and at last he said ::
''Podner, it amt nobody here that Pm
goin' to give dose o. lead"
''Where' bouts, thenl'
kansas, where used to live"
''Ye amt goin' down there to do it, 1
hopem returned his partner with some
surprise.
81 would, but reckon I won't hev to. 7
happened to see a stray copy of a news
paper down at Eldorado t'other day what
said he was coming right up here where
l am"
What ye goin' to shoot him ferr'
"Cause he married my wifer'
eyer wife, Buckskinl l didn't know We
had one"
Course ye didn't-ye don't know moth
in bout me anyway, do yer'
mo, that's So"
"Well used to hev one, though 1 amt
seed her fer bout six year. Where's that
bottle" He drank again and continued.
Il went away six year ago an amt seed
her sence. Thar hain't nothin' to hender
her gittin' married eff she wants to-she got
divorce, l heered, year an half ago,
on account o. my goin' off an leavin' her,
but when l heerei bout it 1 swore eff any
man ever married her that I'd kill him!
swore I'd do it, podner, an I'm goin' top
''What made ye leave her, Buckskin!"
Il dunno-I jes' wanted to go. l alays
wanted to keep goin' When 1 left went
to old Mexico an Ar'zony. She'd "a went
with me eff hadn't jes' went off when she
want expectin' it an left her. She didn't
want % go, but she'd "a done it. But l
reckoned wouldn't hev no good time with
a woman 'long, so l skipped without her.
l was driDkiu' good deal an reckoned
mebby she'd git long bouts well without
me. l reckon 1 didn't use her very we'll
arays, when got full any how. She was
little bit o. a scared thing-I married her
back in Missoory an took her out to Kan
sas. She didn't say nothin', but knew
she didn't want to leave her old home
She said she would go anywheres with me,
though Flowed she wouldn't want % 90
to Mexico, so left her. Fore l went she
used to get homesick er something an cry
sometimes. She was powerful hand to |
go to church every Sunday. 1 went one
Sunday myself but didn't take no stock |
in it. told her not to go no more, but she |
KEEP goin'. l never heerded nothin' from |
her after went away till heered bout the |
divorce. 1t WANT no fair way to use me, |
L don't think-I was goin' back some time. |
She orter waited. 1 jes' swore then |
wouldn't do nothin bout that but eff she |
ever got married ag'in I'd shoot the man eff |
/ had to go thousand miles to do it!'
'Do We know the feller she married."
"Yes, l know him-used to go to school |
with him. He was little pale white cuss.
some younger nor me-must be bout the
same age as Millie-an' was aPays up at
the head of the class while 1 was gin'ally
down round the other end somew'eres
Then he went off to school an they made a
preacher Of him-I aPays said he wouldn't
make nothin' more'n one OF these Bible
Founders. What saw in the paper t'other
day said he was married an was comm up
to Eldorado to start church an they cal
culated he would do much good. I'll fix
him bout the time he gets here. He don't
know, nor my wife don't neither, that I'm
here-they think I'm down round Ar'zony
yet. reckon they wouldn't come ef they
xnowed it."
"Well, Buckskin, 1 reckon that air Gospel
sharp orter be shot"
"Orterl Well, We bet he's goin' to git it
whether he orter or notl 1 don't want %
hurt her, ov course-though she served me
a thunderin' mean trick when she got that
1ivorce-an' Pm goin' TO tell her so after l
git that feller fixed that she's with"
The sun was by this time up, and after
training the bottle the men arose and Buck
SKINS partner went into the house and be-
gan getting breakfast After the meal, re-
nforced by another bottle, they laid down
and were soon asleep. They slept till nearly
noon, when, after another meal of biscuits,
oacon and coffee, they rode over the range
Ind looked after the stock, not that they
Jared much whether it could be found or .
lot, but they must keep up appearances.
Thus several days passed and nothing
to disturb the monotony One !
morning BucKskin said.
"Podner, reckon we better ride down to
Colorado to-day"
"What ferl''
81 wouldn't wonder ef that feller Orton. /:
With my wife, was there by this time-I ,
eckon We know I've got little business
With him."
Buckskin walked away and down a little
avine leading to Indian creek He was I
.one fully an hour. When he returned his 9
'artner had the horses caught and saddled. :
'.Pll take the bay hoss to-day" said Buck ?
kin.
IVY, amt We 'fraid old Wright will see !
im!,
Cant help it-I want a good hoss-may |
eed something little better than that r
ayuse fore l git through with the job"
So the other horse was roped and got =.
eady and they rode away to Eldorado.
'or some miles they went across the roll. '
ng prairie with the Black Hills far to the a
outh, like great bank of dark clouds. s
he country became more broken as they :.